Necktie



July 3, 1928.

H.; LEONI NECKTIE Filed maman 2, 1927 INVETOR www ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HUGO LEONI, F NEW YORK, N. Y.

NECKTIE.

Application filed March 2, 1927. Serial No. 172,058.

My invention relates to improvements in neck ties and itis my object .to roduce a neck tie which will have a lengthwise stretch in sliding through thevcollar-and in tying and which willV contract into its original length in snug condition and in which the fol s and creases produced by tying and'untying will be reduced to a minimum.

In the drawing Fig. 1 is a plan view, with the facing removed, of my improved tie,

the center part being broken away for convenience in illustration; Fig. 2-is an exaggerated longitudinal sectional view of the structure of Fig. 1 on the line 2 2 thereof- 16 Fig. 3 a sectional view of the structure of Fig. 1 on the line 3--3 thereof; and Fig. 4 a sectional view of the structure of Fig. 1 on the line 4--4 thereof.

My invention relates primaril to hand 20 made ties as distin uished from t iose which are machine made ut I do not limit myself thereto. Such ties consist of a body portion whichis generall cut on the bias so that it will have a slig t lengthwise stretch and a linin sewed lnside the body portion by hand. eretofore the lining has generally been of non-stretchable material and has been firmly united to the body so that 1n pulling the tie through a collar in tying I0 and untying it the give of the body is opposed to the non-stretch of the lining and the line of stitching uniting the two has ru fre uently broken.

fl a rubber lining is sewed into the tie I5 in the ordinary way the tie will not have any lengthwise stretch unless the stitches break, as the pull is resisted and the stretch is resisted by the unyielding line of stitching. If a rubber linin is loosely inserted in the tie without attac ment to the fabric the fabric will stretch and slide on the loose rubber lining and will not have the assistance of the rubber to return it to its original length.

My invention enables me to use a rubber lining with its attendant advantages and permits the body of the tie and the lining to stretch and contract together due to the use of a perforated rubber lining-throu h the perforations of which the stitches pa s.

In my im roved tie the body 1 is made vof any suita le material and is preferably cuton thebias. The lining 2 is a piece of sheet rubber cut to the general contour of the' fimshed tie and is provided with a plu- 55 rality of perforations 3 suitably arranged lengthwise of the lining. TheseA perforations are formed in advance of sewing the tie together and are preferably punched to leave rough edges for a purpose hereinafter set forth. The lperforatlons are sufficiently large to perform their functions as hereinafter described. This rubber lining extends the entire length of the tie.

A tie embodying my invention has the o5 body folded edge-wise on itself as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 with an outer face 4 and seamed back 5--6, the edge of the ply 5 being turned back on itself at 7 and `then over the ply 6 at 8, with the rubber lining 2 in- 7o closed in the flat tube so formed. A line of stitches 9 passes through the perforations 3 and the plies 6, 7 and 8 but are not pulled tight. This unites the edges of the body o the tie and secures the rubber lining in 1| place. If the perforations are left with rough edges the operator, in making the tie, has no trouble in locatin them by feeling to plass the needle throug them in sewing by and. The peifor'ations, being relatively .o

in comparison to the thread used, the r lining is not confined or'constricted by the stitches and is free to yield with the body of the tie without imposing' a strain lare b.

' on the stitches.

By this construction the rubber lining is concealed inside the tie and the tie may stretch slightly over its entire length and return to its initial condition due to theelasticity of the rubber lining, the fact that the body is cut on the bias and the fact that the stitches are not drawn tightly. The rubber, being resilient, will always assume a flat condition after a knot has been untied and will reduce the effects of foldingr and creasing of the body to a minimum in contrast to the results of wrinkling and creasing a fabric lined tie.

I am aware of the fact that rubber linings have heretofore been used in neck ties and l@ my invention relates chiefly to handmade therethrough, extending the length thereof; 10

ties which have a limited stretch over their and a line of stitches extending through the entire length. v perforations and engaging the body, said 'I claim stitches being loosely drawn, whereby the tie 5 A necktie comfarising a tubular body pormay elongate and return to its initial contion stretchable engthwise; a rubber lining ditlon. l5

provided withl a plurality' of perorations, In testimony whereof I have aixed my said perforations beingl of relatively large signature. size with respect to t e stitching passing v HUGO LEONI. 

